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Jam es W. M a r s h a l l , o r d i v e r t e d i t s h i s t o r y i n t o
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o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t m i g r a t i o n s o f p e o p l e i n t h e
h i s t o r y o f c i v i l i z a t i o n . I t a f f e c t e d t h e c o n d i t i o n
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w h e re n o n e h a d e x i s t e d b e f o r e , a w a k e n e d new t h o u g h t s
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p o p u l a t e d . A t t h e e n d o f t h e M e x ic a n r e g i m e t h e r e w e re
l e s s t h a n 1 5 ,0 0 0 p e o p l e . ^ The f i r s t c e n s u s was t a k e n i n
1850 w hen C a l i f o r n i a h a d a n o f f i c i a l p o p u l a t i o n o f 9 2 , 5 9 7
p e o p l e , h o w e v e r , t h i s c e n s u s was i n c o m p l e t e a n d C o n g r e s s
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e s t i m a t e d t h e p o p u l a t i o n a t 1 6 5 , 0 0 0 .
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i n 1920 i t was 3 , 4 2 6 , 9 0 0 ; a n d i n 1940 i t was 6 , 7 0 7 , 4 0 0 . 1 o
The f i r s t g r e a t m i g r a t i o n o f p e o p l e i n C a l i f o r n i a
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S a n J o a q u i n V a l l e y s . H o w e v e r, a f t e r 1860 m o s t o f t h e G-old
R u s h c o u n t i e s s t a r t e d t o l o s e p e o p l e . ^ E l D o r a d o ’ s p o p -
7 I b i d . , p . 9 6 .
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o f C a l i f o r n i a ( S a n F r a n c i s c o s P a r k e r P r i n t i n g Company,
1 9 4 6 ) , p . 6.
9 I b i d . , p . 3 .
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"^ C o m m o n w ealth C lu b o f C a l i f o r n i a , 0£ . c i t . , p . 1 6 .
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| Full text | 6 Jam es W. M a r s h a l l , o r d i v e r t e d i t s h i s t o r y i n t o s t r a n g e a n d u n e x p e c t e d c h a n n e l s * I t g a v e r i s e t o o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t m i g r a t i o n s o f p e o p l e i n t h e h i s t o r y o f c i v i l i z a t i o n . I t a f f e c t e d t h e c o n d i t i o n o f l i f e i n t h e w e s t f o r d e c a d e s , s t i m u l a t e d a m b i t i o n w h e re n o n e h a d e x i s t e d b e f o r e , a w a k e n e d new t h o u g h t s i n m e n ’ s m i n d s , b r o a d e n e d t h e h o r i z o n s o f t h e A m e ric a n p e o p l e a n d o p e n e d u p new t r a d e a n d comm e r c e w i t h t h e o r i e n t * 7 B e f o r e t h e g o l d r u s h , C a l i f o r n i a was v e r y s p a r s e l y p o p u l a t e d . A t t h e e n d o f t h e M e x ic a n r e g i m e t h e r e w e re l e s s t h a n 1 5 ,0 0 0 p e o p l e . ^ The f i r s t c e n s u s was t a k e n i n 1850 w hen C a l i f o r n i a h a d a n o f f i c i a l p o p u l a t i o n o f 9 2 , 5 9 7 p e o p l e , h o w e v e r , t h i s c e n s u s was i n c o m p l e t e a n d C o n g r e s s Q e s t i m a t e d t h e p o p u l a t i o n a t 1 6 5 , 0 0 0 . I n 1900 C a l i f o r n i a ’ s p o p u l a t i o n was 1 , 4 8 5 , 1 0 0 ; i n 1920 i t was 3 , 4 2 6 , 9 0 0 ; a n d i n 1940 i t was 6 , 7 0 7 , 4 0 0 . 1 o The f i r s t g r e a t m i g r a t i o n o f p e o p l e i n C a l i f o r n i a was i n t o t h e g o l d f i e l d s b o r d e r i n g t h e S a c r a m e n t o a n d S a n J o a q u i n V a l l e y s . H o w e v e r, a f t e r 1860 m o s t o f t h e G-old R u s h c o u n t i e s s t a r t e d t o l o s e p e o p l e . ^ E l D o r a d o ’ s p o p - 7 I b i d . , p . 9 6 . C om m onw ealth C lu b o f C a l i f o r n i a , The B o p u l a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a ( S a n F r a n c i s c o s P a r k e r P r i n t i n g Company, 1 9 4 6 ) , p . 6. 9 I b i d . , p . 3 . 10N a t i o n a l I n d u s t r i a l C o n f e r e n c e B o a r d , The E c o n o m ic A lm a n a c : 19 5 8 (New Y o r k : Thomas Y. C r o w e l l Com pany, 1 9 5 8 ) , p • 6• "^ C o m m o n w ealth C lu b o f C a l i f o r n i a , 0£ . c i t . , p . 1 6 . |
